Archives - 10 August 2017, Thursday

Singapore's central bank has issued a warning to investors over the risks of initial coin offerings (ICOs). A new notice from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) – published in tandem with the Commercial Affairs Department (the administration layer for the city-state's police fo...

TOKYO: A suspected World War II bomb was found Thursday (Aug 10) on the premises of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, an official said, with police called in to investigate. The 85-centimetre long object, believed to be an unexploded bomb dropped by the United States during th...

Freelance photographer Alan Lee, 69, is dying. No doubt about that, he says wryly. Mr Lee suffers from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a progressive respiratory disease that causes breathing difficulties, and he is spending his last days at the Assisi Hospice. Among h...

Famous for their cream bun, Hattendo’s biggest strength lies in their special homemade cream recipe that has become a favourite to many. Hattendo Singapore Cream Muffin features a double cream filling of kaya jam and custard cream, which was specially developed to complement the fragr...

Rather than just one road, Arab Street actually refers to the area including Bussorah Street, Haji and Bali Lanes and Muscat Street. Part of the culturally rich Kampong Glam heritage trail, Arab Street -- surrounded by brightly colored fabrics and textiles, hand-knotted Persian rugs a...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released further “clarification” of its position on ICO tokens, asking investors to “exercise due diligence.” A circular published Thursday follows a similar announcement Aug. 1 , in which the regulator signaled an attitude to tokens echoi...

At the press conference, when asked who would have the best survival skills in times of war, the two senior actors Hwang Jung Min and So Ji Sub were unanimous in their answers, agreeing that Song Joong Ki will survive easily. “I think everyone here except Joong Ki will experience pain...

In addition, Grace Mugabe’s protocol team went on overdrive, paying hefty sums of money to reporters in the Southeast Asia city state to prevent the ‘assault and detention’ making its way to front pages of newspapers. Nonetheless, it still did. And in the aftermath, her family has eng...

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Odex has announced that the Singapore release of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable Part 1 is on 17 August, i.e. exactly one week from now! It will be exclusive to Golden Village and movie tickets can already be purchased at:

5) The scariest “terrorists” and “hacker” you’ve seen on live television Oh wait, a simulated terrorist attack! Now, this should be getting interesting. Screenshot via Media A’s Youtube Video Rehearsed thugs came on the scene to threaten anyone that stands in their path, looking seedy...

Since March 2005 when Transparency Azerbaijan opened its first free legal advice office in Baku, known as an Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre or ALAC, more than 40,000 people have asked for help about how to combat the corruption they face every day. Most of these people come from vul...

KUALA LUMPUR: In the early hours of Jun 25 this year, as Indonesia ushered in the holy Eid Fitr celebrations, two men scaled the fence of a police headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra and shouted “Allahu Akabar” (God is great) before stabbing an officer dead. The attackers then tried ...

MANILA: Philippines Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana estimates that the military will need “a month or two” more to end the siege on the southern city of Marawi held by Islamist militants. The task would be “complicated, but (Marawi) will be liberated”, he said, shortly before the P...

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DFS Cruise Centre at Harbour Front Officially Opens 2 August 2017 DFS has unveiled its updated duty-free stores at Singapore Cruise Centre on 2 August 2017 after getting awarded SCC’s first ever master duty-free and general merchandise concession in December 2016. With the consolidati...

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ROTTERDAM: Oral glucosamine, a natural supplement often marketed for joint pain, has no more effect than a dummy pill, according to a new review of available research. The analysis of randomized controlled trials from which data have been made public found that at both three-month and...

Singapore Airlines and CAE will establish a 50-50 joint venture for pilot training right here in Singapore focussing primarily on providing simulator training for Boeing aircraft types initially. This supports SIA Group airlines and other operators’ pilot training needs for the region...

Writing in these columns exactly a year ago I drew attention to the deteriorating Sino-Indian relationship, my attention piqued by news that the Indian government had sanctioned for deployment along the China border a hundred pieces of the hypersonic cruise missile Brahmos. The news l...

Located at Bussorah Street in the vicinity of Kampong Glam, the pastel-colored shop front stood out amidst the row of Turkish eateries, naturally attracting crowd to satisfy their sweet tooth or hide from the scorching hot weather.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's defence ministry has denied a report that China has offered Malaysia advanced rocket launchers and a radar system to be based in Johor - the state closest to Singapore. Deputy Defence Minister Johari Baharum told Channel NewsAsia on Thursday (Aug 10) that no s...